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Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson, has informed that plans to modernise operations at the Ministry was in full gear, with some 400 desktop and laptop computers recently acquired. Cabinet, in May of this year, approved the award of a $25.5 million contract to Management Control Systems Limited for the supply of the equipment. Mrs. Henry Wilson, who...

Fifteen persons who have made outstanding contributions to community development across the County of Cornwall, were presented with the Governor-General's Awards, yesterday (September 21), at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay. The awards scheme, established in 1991, has been modified by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, to recognise and include the achievement of young...

A special drain is currently being constructed in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, to prevent flooding during heavy rainfall. The project is being implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA). Speaking to JIS News during a recent tour of the area, State Minister for Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Richard Azan indicated that the work would be completed soon, as phase...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be opening a transportation hub at Dawkins, Portmore this Sunday (Sept. 24). Seven routes will terminate at the hub, which will only operate on Sundays, and passengers will be transferred from there to downtown or Half-Way-Tree. The transfers will operate in a similar way to route 500, which operates between Half-Way-Tree and downtown...

According to data from the Ministry of Health, the parish of Portland had 49 cases of chemical poisoning last year, the highest rate in the island, and in fact, was among the top five parishes with the highest rates in 2003 and 2004. The other parishes were Westmoreland, St. Mary, St. Thomas and Trelawny. Registrar of the Pesticides Control Authority...

'Nyammins and Jammins 2006', the annual food festival of the St. James 4-H Advisory Council, was launched yesterday (Sept. 21) in Montego Bay. The sixth annual festival, which will be held at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex on Monday (Oct. 16) from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., is a major fundraiser for the St. James 4-H Council. Chairman of the...

More than 180 small business operators in St. Thomas have benefited from a two-day business development clinic, which was aimed at providing them with information to improve the sustainability of their operations. The clinic, which began on Wednesday (Sept. 20) at the Morant Villas Hotel & Conference Centre in Morant Bay, was organized by the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC)....

As part of efforts to broaden relations with the international community, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during her visit to the 14th Summit of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) in Havana, Cuba last week-end, met with several world leaders. Among them, Mrs. Simpson Miller held bilateral discussions with the Presidents of South Africa, Colombia, Namibia, and Cuba....

Education will continue to be a priority of the Jamaican government. The assurance was given by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller while addressing Jamaican students studying in Cuba at a reception held in their honour on September 16, following the 14th Summit of Heads of State of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM). She noted that education was...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Anthony Hylton has said that for many developing countries, including those in the Caribbean, economic growth and development remained at the forefront of national goals and aspirations. However, he said notwithstanding the best of efforts, the achievement of growth and development had proved challenging as the phenomenon of modern globalization...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Anthony Hylton told the recently concluded Summit of the Group of Fifteen (G-15) that the Government of Jamaica was in the process of strengthening the policy framework to facilitate rural development. Citing the strong link between rural poverty and a high dependence on agriculture, Senator Hylton said a sustainable rural...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on September 15, addressed her first Summit of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) in Havana, Cuba. In her address, Mrs. Simpson Miller pointed out that poverty eradication was central to the social and economic development objectives of the member countries. The Prime Minister said the NAM must ensure that the outcomes of...